Hi, thickbluebug here.
In this blog we will chart our journey of the deals we are chasing and the rebates we are hunting.
Tossing in some daily thoughts and tips.
Of course there will be drama too. We are couponers and someone is always trying to pee in the cornflakes - so drama is a given. Deal jealous fools trying to spoil the fun.
In this blog we will chart our journey of the deals we are chasing and the rebates we are hunting.
Tossing in some daily thoughts and tips.
Of course there will be drama too. We are couponers and someone is always trying to pee in the cornflakes - so drama is a given. Deal jealous fools trying to spoil the fun.
my rebating tips up to 1/21/2009
Rebate tips
1/21/2009
after you complete your mir ....put it aside before you seal it up. I find a mistake or 2 when I look at the completed form the next day.
One form might want a dob and the next form wants todays date. One might want the name of the store where rebate was found or a signature.
1/20/2009
Tip of the day
Rebates, to reduce your chance of rejection mark rebates, receipts, with name and addie. Paper flies everywhere in those processing centers. When a name is on the crt is makes it easier to match up to the envie and to the form.
I have ordered several self inking stamps from vista. I love the stamps!
Self inking stamps are still one of their free ones you just pay shipping on. Shipping for me was 5.95 for pens and a stamp.
1/19/2009
tip of the day
Rebates and soyjoys.
Last year I counted soy joys as snack foods for the superbowl. LOL, they went through fine. Most people think of nuts, chips, meat snacks....think about all those free soyjoys and do a double dip with a rebate.
1/18/2009
Tip of the day
eggs: did you know you can freeze them? I crack the eggs and toss the shells out.
I dump the eggs in my zip bags in sets of 3, 4, or 6 at a time. That's the quantity I cook with.
Write on the bag with a sharpie.
Sometimes I scramble them before I put them in the baggies and sometimes I leave them unscrambled.
1/17/2009
tip
Ever notice that the grocery stores around you have the same deals?
When I notice that all the stores are having a bogo on the same thing - I order some extra q's.
Last month it was delmonte veggies, and this month it was ken's salad dressing.
Most likely you can use them at the next store sale in a few weeks.
It's a gamble I make and has paid off many times.
Last yr I stocked up on .06 delmonte canned veggies, betty crocker boxed potatoes and uncle bens, that way
My fav deals so far for 09...
I am lovin:
free popcorn at publix 3/3 jolly time advantage buy... .50/1 coupon doubled...free plus I am using my $2/20 store coupon to get my tostitos bogo for the superbowl deal. Plus I using a $2/3 wyb tostitos/tostitos dip coupon
pepsi deal at wags
...spend 20 get 10 in rr back...My manager special ordered pepsi 2liters .....16 for $20 and I got a $10 rr back
.. Then I am using that crt for my coors $5 back on $20..... rebate...after everything cycles out it will $5 for 16
2 liters
Double dip:
then if I ask for a duplicate crt from the cashier....then I can double dip on the pepsi/superbowl deal too.
1/16/2009
Tip of the day
I changed the way I buy groceries. Every purchase is a mini run. Yeah it takes a few more minutes, but it pays off with my rebates.
why:
My pet peeve is to find a big crt and waste all the other purchases on the crt.
Like if I have a crt that has $20 meat, $12 in soda, $14 in salty snacks, then I just lost out on all those other rebates
So now I buy my items in the amounts for the rebates I normally see
Tip for the day:
Keep all your receipts and put them in a file folder by months.
You never know when you will find a rebate and can use that crt.
1/21/2009
after you complete your mir ....put it aside before you seal it up. I find a mistake or 2 when I look at the completed form the next day.
One form might want a dob and the next form wants todays date. One might want the name of the store where rebate was found or a signature.
1/20/2009
Tip of the day
Rebates, to reduce your chance of rejection mark rebates, receipts, with name and addie. Paper flies everywhere in those processing centers. When a name is on the crt is makes it easier to match up to the envie and to the form.
I have ordered several self inking stamps from vista. I love the stamps!
Self inking stamps are still one of their free ones you just pay shipping on. Shipping for me was 5.95 for pens and a stamp.
1/19/2009
tip of the day
Rebates and soyjoys.
Last year I counted soy joys as snack foods for the superbowl. LOL, they went through fine. Most people think of nuts, chips, meat snacks....think about all those free soyjoys and do a double dip with a rebate.
1/18/2009
Tip of the day
eggs: did you know you can freeze them? I crack the eggs and toss the shells out.
I dump the eggs in my zip bags in sets of 3, 4, or 6 at a time. That's the quantity I cook with.
Write on the bag with a sharpie.
Sometimes I scramble them before I put them in the baggies and sometimes I leave them unscrambled.
1/17/2009
tip
Ever notice that the grocery stores around you have the same deals?
When I notice that all the stores are having a bogo on the same thing - I order some extra q's.
Last month it was delmonte veggies, and this month it was ken's salad dressing.
Most likely you can use them at the next store sale in a few weeks.
It's a gamble I make and has paid off many times.
Last yr I stocked up on .06 delmonte canned veggies, betty crocker boxed potatoes and uncle bens, that way
My fav deals so far for 09...
I am lovin:
free popcorn at publix 3/3 jolly time advantage buy... .50/1 coupon doubled...free plus I am using my $2/20 store coupon to get my tostitos bogo for the superbowl deal. Plus I using a $2/3 wyb tostitos/tostitos dip coupon
pepsi deal at wags
...spend 20 get 10 in rr back...My manager special ordered pepsi 2liters .....16 for $20 and I got a $10 rr back
.. Then I am using that crt for my coors $5 back on $20..... rebate...after everything cycles out it will $5 for 16
2 liters
Double dip:
then if I ask for a duplicate crt from the cashier....then I can double dip on the pepsi/superbowl deal too.
1/16/2009
Tip of the day
I changed the way I buy groceries. Every purchase is a mini run. Yeah it takes a few more minutes, but it pays off with my rebates.
why:
My pet peeve is to find a big crt and waste all the other purchases on the crt.
Like if I have a crt that has $20 meat, $12 in soda, $14 in salty snacks, then I just lost out on all those other rebates
So now I buy my items in the amounts for the rebates I normally see
- meat in $10/$15 orders,
- pizza $10/$15 orders,
- soft drinks $10 at a time,
- chips/salsa and dips $10 at a time,
- nuts and salty snacks $10 at a time.
Tip for the day:
Keep all your receipts and put them in a file folder by months.
You never know when you will find a rebate and can use that crt.
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Great tips! Thanks for postingPosted 01-21-2009 at 08:00:11 AM by MelanieK
